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C. A. BAILEY. '13011 MONEY BANK.

No. 506,619. Patented o01. 10,1893.

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C. A. BAILEY.

V TOY MONEY BANK. N0. 506,619. Patented Oct. 10, 1893.

WITNESSES I v I i INVEJV'TR Alirney K UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

CHARLES A. BAILEY, OF CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE J. t E.STEVENS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TOY MON EY-BAN K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 506,619, dated October10, 1893. Application led April 15, 1893. Serial No. 470,420. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Cromwell, in the county of Middlesex and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ToyMoney- Banks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompauying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

lFigure l of the drawings is a vertical longitudinal section of boxclosed. Fig. 2 is a similar section of box open. Fig. 3 is a detail viewin perspective. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section on line a: fr.

This invention'has relation to certain-new and useful improvements intoy money banks or boxes, the object being to provide an attractive andamusing device forthe reception of small coins, the insertion of whichwill be attended with certain mechanical movements of images or figuresplaced upon the box or bank;and the invention consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter specified andpointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates therboxor receptacle, which, although shown as of oblong form, may be of anysuitable and pleasing shape. The surfaces of the box or receptacle maybe oruamented by any attractive or appropriate design or configuration.Seated upon a raisedportion a at one end of the said box or receptacleis a figure B, which may as shown represent a man, although it may bemade to represent any other desired object. At the opposite end of thebox or receptacle is a second ligure C, the foot portion of which ispivoted Within the upper portion of the receptacle, by a pin or pivotrod c, and connected to the foot of said figure within the receptacle isa spring D, the tension of which tends to hold the figure when free inan upright position. In normal position, however, the said figure isrocked over forwardly into a horizontal position, and is partiallyreceived in a cut-away portion d in the upper portion of the receptacle.On the same pivot rod or pin with the figure is a cover E, which is madeto close down over said figure when the latter is in horizontalposition, and when so closed, said cover forms a part of the upperportion of the receptacle. The cover is normally held closed by a smallcatchf, whichengages with said cover, said catch f being carried by anarm F of a rock shaft F', within the receptacle. A spring g bearingagainst an arm g of said shaft and against the inner wall of thereceptacle, holds said catch normally in position to engage said cover.At the rear portion of said shaft is another arm H, which projectsobliquely upward, and ont through a slot h in the opposite side of thereceptacle, terminatin g in a iinger piece or lug h. By pressingdownwardly on this piece or lug h', the shaftl F is rocked suficientlyto release the catch f on the arm F from engagement with the cover E.The lower portion of the figure C, when in its horizontal position isinclosed in a guard K, which is supported within the upper portion ofthe receptacle by lugs lo integral with the walls of the receptacle,said guard being slotted at Z to permit the movement of the arm F ot'the rock-shaft.

In front of the tigure'B at the foot thereof, a slot M is formed in theupper central portion of the receptacle, said slot being designed toreceive a coin in edgewise position, the coin falling through said slotinto a chute 'n in said guard. At the lower rear end of said chute is aslot-p through which the coin may pass into the receptacle.

The operation is as follows:-A coin is dropped through the slot M intothe upper portion of the chute n, butis prevented from rolling downAsaid chute into the receptacle by the forward edge of the cover E. Thelug or finger piece h is then depressed, actuating the rock-shaft, andreleasing the catch ffroxn engagement with the cover. The spring D thenacts upon the ligure C, raising it with the cover into upright position,facing the figure B. The coin then rolls down the chute n and drops intother receptacle. In order that the figure C and its cover may movetogether, the foot of the ligure has a bearing against the end portionof the latter.

In the drawings, one arm P of the figure A is shown as pivoted to theligure, and a connection p is made between the pivot pt of said arm andthe arm H of the rock-shaf F', so that when the said shaft is operatedto release the catch f, said arm of the figure will be thrown upwardlyor extended.

The bottom plate of the box may be perforated if desired in order topermit inspection of the interior.

Access to the box may be provided by making the box in separablesections, as shown, or in any other desired manner.

I-Iaving described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. In a toy money box or bank, the combination with the box orreceptacle, of the two figures at opposite ends thereof, one of saidfigures being pi voted at its foot portion within said box orreceptacle, a spring connected to said figure and acting to throw it andretain it in an upright position, a cut-away portion in the upper partof said box or receptacle to receive said figure, the cover carried onthe same pivot as said figure, the lock therefor, and means forreleasing said lock, substantially as specified.

2. In a toy money box or bank, the combination with a box or receptacle,of the figure pivoted at its foot portion within said box or receptacle,and adapted to be received in the upper portion of said box orreceptacle, the cover carried by the pivot of said igure, its lock,means for releasing said lock, and a spring arranged to throw saidfigure into upright position when said lock is released,sub stantiallyas specified.

3. In a toy money box or bank, the combination with the box orreceptacle, the pivoted figure, the pivoted cover for said ligure, thelock for said cover, and means for releasing said lock and for actuatingsaid figure, of the guard plate within said box or receptacle, and thecoin chute in said guard, said coverserving as a stop to prevent thecoin from passing along said chute until said cover is released,substantially as specified.

4. In a toy bank, the combination with the box or receptacle, thepivoted iigureCadapted to normally lie within the upper portion ot saidbox or receptacle in horizontal position, the spring arranged to throwsaid figure into upright positioma rock-shaft having an arm providedwith a catch which normally prevents said figure from being acted uponby said spring, and a second arm ot` said shaft projecting th rough thewall of said box or receptacle, substantially as specied.

5. A toy money box or bank, comprising a box or receptacle, a figure ateach end of said box, one of said figures being pivoted at its footportion within said box, the pivoted cover for said ligure, the catchfor holding said cover and figure in horizontal position, the springconnected to said figure and acting to throw it into upright position,the rock shaft having an arm carrying said catch, and a second armprojecting through a slotin the wall of said box or receptacle, theother of said Iigures having a pivoted arm connected also with said rockshaft, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. A. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

CHAS. CRAFT, ARTHUR BOARDMAN.

